לָעַט

hebrewOld TestamentVerb1 occurrence1 book1 verse

Definition

a primitive root; to swallow greedily; causatively, to feed
Traditional renderings: feed.

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Occurrences

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  1. Genesis 25:30הַלְעִיטֵ֤נִי · Let me eat
    He said to Jacob, “Let me eat some of that red stew, for I am famished.” (That is why he was also called Edom.)